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downwind

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downwind /ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd/ adverb
downwind
/ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd/
adverb
Learner's definition of DOWNWIND
: in the direction that the wind is moving顺风地
often + of or from

— downwind

adjective
BNC: 23770 COCA: 18944

downwind

adverb or adjective

down·​wind ˈdau̇n-ˈwind How to pronounce downwind (audio)
: in the direction that the wind is blowing

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web No injuries to firefighters or residents have been reported, officials said, but air quality in much of the area was hazardous, and residents downwind — including in Nevada — were complaining. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 One of the concerns is long-range spotting — when embers are carried far downwind starting new spot fires. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 9 July 2022 That change in angle means less impact on the turbines downwind, increasing their overall energy output. David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Schwartz also believes the video would also be useful to those in the suburbs and beyond, downwind from New York City and other major attack sites—areas unaffected by heat and pressure damage, but still under threat from radioactive fallout. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2022 Unlike the layout of The Oaks, where three of the first four holes play downwind, El Monte’s opening hole goes toward the canyon. The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022 Living alongside a busy airport, downwind of the runway. David Yanofsky, Quartz, 16 June 2022 Farther afield, in the aftermath of the 2019–2020 Australian Black Summer wildfires, a widespread bloom of marine algae was detected downwind of the continent in the Southern Ocean. Chris Mays, Scientific American, 23 June 2022 Those most affected— children living downwind, close to the airport—exhibited blood lead levels similar to those at Flint, enough to depress elementary students’ reading and math scores. Quartz, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downwind was in 1826
BNC: 23770 COCA: 18944

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